The most serious new charge alleges that he aided the enemy by making this information public. That charge is punishable by death. A news release from the Army said the prosecution team “has notified the defense that the prosecution will not recommend the death penalty,” but technically it is up to the commander overseeing the case to make the final decision about the death penalty.

All told, Manning, a military intelligence analyst from Oklahoma, now faces a total of 34 charges in the case, including:

At least 12 people have been shot this morning at a Tucson grocery store. Included in the wounded are Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

The Associated Press is reporting that Giffords has been shot in the head and NPR is reporting that she has died. Until I have a definitive statement, I will assume that Giffords is still alive and I wish only the best for her and her family.

Also shot was Federal Judge John M. Roll. It is being reported that he has died.

The shooter has been identified as Jared Lee Loughner. Still trying to get confirmation of the spelling of his name. But he is 22 years old and it is believed that he unsuccessfully attempted to enlist in the US Army.

According to the Boston Globe, Mark Kerrigan, the 45-year-old brother of Olympic skating star Nancy Kerrigan, has been charged with assaulting their father who was found unresponsive in his home and later died.

Crazy! Much worse than the fiasco with Tonya Harding back in the 90’s.

The brother of Olympics skating star Nancy Kerrigan was ordered held on $10,000 cash bail today, charged with assaulting their father who was found unresponsive in his Stoneham home early Sunday morning and later died, authorities said.

“He [Mark Kerrigan] stated that he wanted to use the phone and his father would not let him,” according to a Stoneham police report filed in court.”He said that he struggled with his father and put his hands around his father’s neck and his father fell to the floor. He said that his father was faking it.”

The death of 70-year-old Daniel Kerrigan remains under investigation, and police said this morning that his son, 45-year-old Mark D. Kerrigan, has not been charged with murder. The cause of death for the elder Kerrigan is undetermined pending an autopsy by the state medical examiner’s office.

Mark Kerrigan pleaded not guilty to all charges and was ordered held on $10,000 cash bail. He was described by his attorney as an unemployed plumber, and an Army veteran with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder who regularly receives counseling.

Military police have arrested Alexis Hutchinson after she failed to show up to deploy to Afghanistan with her unit because she could not find care for her 10 month old son. She reportedly will face criminal charges.

Hutchinson had initially planned to have her 10-month-old son stay with her mother while she was away on the yearlong deployment. Now her mother says she is unable to care for the infant because she is caring for three other relatives with illnesses. The army initially gave her an extension to find someone to take care of her baby after her mother said she could not, but then reneged, saying she would have to deploy immediately. When she did not show up for her flight to Afghanistan, she was arrested and her son was placed in foster care.

Hutchinson’s attorney, Rai Sue Sussman, says Hutchinson does not have any family or friends who can care for the infant, and needs more time to find suitable child care. She also claims the army is forcing her to “make an inhumane choice. She did not have a complete family care plan, meaning she did not find someone to provide long-term care for her child.

John Galligan told the Associated Press that his client, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, reported no feeling in his legs and extreme pain in his hands. Doctors at the San Antonio military hospital where he is being confined told him his condition could improve.

Galligan met with Hasan on Thursday after the 39-year-old was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder, allegations that could make him eligible for the death penalty if convicted in a military court.

There has been no final decision about whether to charge Hasan with the death penalty, a spokesman at Ft. Hood said today.